Fellows from the Clinical Informatics Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, come from medical schools around the U.S. and outside the country. Meet one of our fellows and learn about their experience and our program.

Sophie Halfpenny, M.B., B.Ch.

Medical school: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

What drew you to our program? I met with some of the people I would be working with and learned about some of the very interesting work being done at Mayo Clinic exploring how to leverage technology to improve healthcare for patients and providers. Clinical Informatics is such a broad field and the program at Mayo Clinic, Rochester offered so many opportunities to delve into an area of informatics that interested me and offered further experience in areas I hadn’t even considered.

What are you most excited about experiencing during your fellowship? Just getting to work at Mayo Clinic, a name I grew up knowing, has been exciting for me! The people I work with and their enthusiasm for the work that they do, where the focus has been on putting the patient first while ensuring safeguards are in place as we explore novel territory with informatics and AI. It has all been a wonderful experience for me!

Daria Hunter, M.D.

Medical school: First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

What drew you to our program? Upon completion of my residency in Emergency Medicine, I was drawn to the Clinical Informatics program at Mayo Clinic because it is the world's leader in healthcare informatics. It is home to the first electronic medical record system as we know them, pioneers hundreds of cutting-edge IT initiatives every year, and has a vision for continuous improvement for the future. In my opinion, Mayo Clinic is the best place to study medicine and clinical informatics. 

What are you most excited about experiencing during your fellowship? I am very excited to learn best practices from the Mayo Clinic's leaders in Clinical Informatics. I am also looking forward to becoming a certified physician builder and having the opportunity to use multiple Mayo-based platforms for research and innovation such as Advanced Data Lake and Discover. 

Mayo Fellows Association (MFA)

The Mayo Fellows Association (MFA) offers a peer and social support network for residents and fellows and their families with social events, athletics, and advocacy. The MFA also holds an annual resident and fellow appreciation event open to all trainees with complimentary massages, stress-reducing activities, and social support.